25 September 2013 (Dubai, United Arab Emirates): Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai (Moorfields) has appointed Dr Avinash Gurbaxani to the clinical team of permanent consultants at the hospital. Dr Gurbaxani joins the growing team as Moorfields expands its services at the Dubai hospital and prepares to extend services to patients in other parts of the UAE.
Dr. Gurbaxani specialises in the assessment and management of uveitis (inflammation of the uveal tissue within the iris and supporting the retina) and inflammatory eye disease (uveitis, infectious diseases, and autoimmune diseases of the eye) as well as medical retinal disease, such as diabetes, macular degeneration and retinal vascular disease. He has broad experience in the diagnosis and management of complex inflammatory eye diseases, including the use of immunosuppression, as well as in treating retinal disease. Dr Gurbaxani is also skilled in managing complex cataract surgery associated with these diseases.
A British citizen who grew up in Dubai, Dr. Gurbaxani trained in ophthalmology in Oxford and London, working at The Oxford Eye Hospital in Oxford, Kings College Hospital, St. Thomas' Hospital and Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. He has worked at the prestigious Medical Eye Unit in London as well as completed an Uveitis Fellowship and Medical Retina Fellowship at Moorfields London and the Sydney Eye Hospital in Australia, before returning to Moorfields London as a locum consultant.
Dr Gurbaxani is experienced in initiating research projects and running clinical trials, and has regularly published and presented papers at national and international conferences. He is a member of several professional bodies including the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth), Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCS) (Ed), American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).
Commenting on the latest clinical appointment, Dr Clare Roberts, Medical Director of Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai, said: "The clinical team at Moorfields is growing very quickly to meet the increasing demands of patients at our Dubai hospital and in anticipation of beginning services in other parts of the UAE. We are delighted that we are able to attract highly qualified and skilled specialists to practice at the first overseas branch of Moorfields - many of whom trained at Moorfields in London."
Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai opened in 2007 and has since treated more than 30,000 patients.
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About Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai
Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai (MEHD) is the first overseas branch of Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the oldest and one of the largest centres for ophthalmic treatment, teaching and research in the world. Located at the Al Razi Medical Complex in Dubai Health Care City, the facility provides day case surgery and outpatient diagnostic and treatment services, for a variety of surgical and non-surgical eye conditions. MEHD will also raise standards for research and teaching in the region. MEHD is owned and managed by the NHS Foundation Trust, and maintains close links with London, to ensure that patients in the GCC receive the best eye care treatment in the world.
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